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Dose-Dense Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer Found Safe, Similar to Standard Regimen
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Biweekly chemotherapy treatmenta dose-dense regimenfor patients with early-stage breast cancer was found to be as safe as treatment administered every third week; however, the dose-dense regimen did not result in improvements in recurrence or survival, according to a study in the December 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
In standard adjuvant therapy for